The Marihuana Story

1950 Argentine film
  • 27 September 1950 (1950-09-27)
Running time
98 minutesCountryArgentinaLanguageSpanish

The Marihuana Story (Spanish: Marihuana) is a 1950 Argentine film directed by León Klimovsky. It was entered into the 1951 Cannes Film Festival.[1]

Cast

  • Pedro López Lagar – Dr. Pablo Urioste
  • Fanny Navarro – Marga Quiroga
  • Golde Flami – Aída
  • Nathán Pinzón – Sopita
  • Eduardo Cuitiño – Gang Boss
  • Alberto de Mendoza – Lt. DeLuca
  • Gilberto Peyret – Inspector Olivera
  • Roberto Durán – Diego
  • Héctor Quintanilla – Chevrolet
  • Pilar Gómez – Amelia
  • Angel Prio
  • Cecilia Ingenieros
  • Elsa Márquez
  • Juan Carrara
  • Jesús Pampín – Hombre en congreso
  • Alberto Rinaldi
  • Alberto Barcel – Dr, Piñeyro
  • Warly Ceriani – Director
  • Mauricio Espósito
  • Leticia Lando
  • Gloria Castilla
  • Domingo Mania – Dr. Portal
  • Juan Fava
  • Adolfo Laurie
  • China Navarro
  • Osvaldo Cabrera
  • Rafael Diserio – Dueno de boite
  • Jorge Villoldo – Portero
  • Alfredo Almanza

Production

The relative financial success of the American exploitation film She Shoulda Said 'No'! (1949), a morality tale involving the use of marijuana, prompted producers in 1951 to import The Marihuana Story from Argentina.[2]

See also

  • Cannabis in Argentina

References

  1. ^ "Festival de Cannes: The Marihuana Story". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-01-13.
  2. ^ Eric, Schaefer (1999). Bold! Daring! Shocking! True!: A History of Exploitation Films, 1919–1959. Duke University Press. pp. 244–245. ISBN 0-8223-2374-5.

External links

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